Mop



y E. H. PETZOLD, JR, ETAL 2,318,094

MOP

Filed May 13, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 w r -Y m i7 2 "U 0 a; /O w fa,

May 4, 1943.

E. H. 'PETZOLD, JR. El'AL MOP Patented May 4, 1943 UNETED STATES PATENTOFFICE MOP and Robert A. Cherry, uis, Mo.

Application May 13, 1940, Serial No. 334,696

Ernst H. Petzold, Jr., St. Lo

6 Claims.

This invention relates to floor mops and the like, and has relation toboth the mop holder and the mop cloth therefor.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a floor mop holderwhich is fully protected Referring to the accompanying drawings forminga part of this specification, wherein like characters of referencedenote similar parts throughout the several views:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a mop embodying the features of ourinvention with parts thereof broken away. 7

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the mop embodying the features of ourinvention.

Fig. 3 is an inside plan view of the mop holder flattened out.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the mop holder.

Fig. 5 is a plan view showing two groups of spaced mop cloth strandsconnected by means of a reinforcing head band.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a View showing the mop holder in'an inverted position, beingapplied to the bifurcated head of a mop-cloth.

Fig. 8 is a side elevation in full. lines of the mop cloth as folded andcutmidway the ends of the head band to provide .a bifurcated head,

and in dotted lines we have shown the branches of the bifurcated head asspread apart.

Referring to the drawings, the mop holder is shown as compris'ng a pairof sheet metal plates designated I and 2. The plates are each cutreceive a suitable hinge pin 6 for connecting the two plates together atthe front edges thereof.

The plate members I I and 2 immediately respective channeled isdepressed outwardly for forming a conwhich devlces pass through the armopenings l0 7 with a plurality of inwardly and forwardly projectingV-shaped teeth l2, which provide cooperating jaws for the plate members.

shaped teeth I2, a plain inwardly and forward- 1y projecting flange, orrib can be substituted therefor.

The mop holder, when in its closed, or normal position, particularlywhen secured to the mop handle 9, is substantially V-shaped information, and by means of the arms .branches is and 29 have been Themop cloth, per se, includes two groups of liquid absorbing yarn strands,or equivalent material, designated l3 and I4. As clearly shown in Figs.and 6, each group of strands l3 and M are bound or tied together, inflat formation, at the inner ends thereof, and in spaced relation fromeach other, by means of a suitable fabric or other similar reinforcingband IS. The band is secured to the strands l3 and M of each group bymeans of a plurality of rows of thread stitchings l6, and opposite sidesof the band intermediate the inner ends of each group of strands, anddesignated H, are secured together by means of a plurality of rows ofthread stitchings l8. The inner bound ends of the strands l3 and I4provide padded sections l9 and 20, respectively, and will be knownbifurcated mop cloth head 2 l After the mop cloth has been formed, asd..- scribed, the intermediate section ll of the band I5 is foldedmidway its ends to bring the padded mop cloth heads designated I9 andinto side by side relation, as shown in Fig. 8. After this has beendone, the padded mop cloth heads 19 and 20 are secured togetheralong theinner ends thereof by means of a plurality of rows of thread stitchings22, as shown in Fig. 8. After this operation, the intermediate section Hof the band I5 is out along its fold line, as at 23, and therebyprovides the bifurcated mop cloth head 2i with the padded sections l9and 26 thereof, serving as mop head branches. The non-padded end sections of each branch of the bifurcated mop cloth head after section Hhas been cut, is designated 24. Each branch of the mop cloth head isprovided midway its side edges with a suitable open- .ing 25.

To insert the mop holder between the branches of the bifurcated head ofthe mop cloth, the mop holder is folded into an inverted open positionand then the arms 1 of the holder are passed through the openings 25, asshown in Fig. "I. The holder is then moved to its closed position byforcing the hinged edge thereof downwardly so that the plates will liebetween the branches l9 and 20 of the bifurcated mop cloth head. Afterthis has been done, the non-padded free end sections 24 of the mop headbranches are folded inwardly over the jaw teeth i2 of the plates l and2, and the arms 'I of the mop holder are then securedto the mop stick 9by means of the fastening devices H. v

This arrangement clamps the non-padded end sections 24 of the mop headbranches l9 and 20 between the jaws l2 and the padded branches l9 and 20of the bifurcated head, as well as the nonpadded ends 24 thereof servingtoprovide an outer protective covering for the plate members i and 2 ofthe mop holder. The arms I of the mop holder are secured to the handle 9after the free ends of the non-padded ends 2 1 of the folded inwardly tobe clamped between the jaw teeth l2. The bifurcated mop cloth head isheld in position on and as a protective covering for the plate members land 2 of the mop holder by means of the jaw teeth l2, as well as by arms'I which pass through the openings in the branches of the bifurcated mophead.

It will be apparent from the foregoing description that we have shownand described a mop cloth including a bifurcated head and a hinged mopholder adapted to be disposed between the branches of the bifurcated mopcloth head so that the branches will serve as a protective'outer :1

hereinafter as branches of a covering for the mop holder to prevent anypart of the plate members I and 2 from coming into contact withfurniture or other objects in a room while using the mop.

The many advantages of the herein described invention will readilysuggest themselves to those skilled in the art to which the inventionappertains.

From the foregoing that a simple device description, it is evident forthis purpose has been disclosed, but it is to be understood that we donot desire to restrict, or limit ourselves to the very details of theconstruction shown and described, which is merely illustrative, it beingobvious that changes, not involving the exercise of invention, may bemade without conflicting or departing from the spirit of the inventionwithin the scope of the appended claims.

What we claim is:

l. A mop including a mop stick having a plurality of openings in itslower end portion, a mop stick head and a mop cloth, said mop stick headconsisting of a pair of plates hingedly connected along the front edgesthereof, an arm projecting from the rear edge of each plate midwaybetween the side edges thereof, clamping members formed on the rear edgeof each plate on opposite sides of the arm projectingtherefrom, a mopcloth consisting of two groups of mop yarn strands, a flexible bandaround the head end of each group of strands, the strands and band ofeach group being secured together by means of a plurality of rows ofthread stitchings, the free end portion of each band projecting beyondthe head end of the strands of each group, the banded end of each groupof mop yarn strands being stitched together at the inner edge thereof toprovide a bifurcated mop cloth head, the banded end of each group ofstrands having an opening midway its edges through which the plate armsextend outwardly to dispose the hinged plates between the two mop clothhead bands which serve as an outer protective covering for the hingeplates, the free end portions of each head band adapted to be foldedinwardly over the outer edges of the hinged plates, said arms adapted tobe brought into engagement with the lower end portion of the mop stick,and fastening devices passing through the openings in the arms and themop stick for detachably locking the mop head to the stick and clampingthe mop cloth heads against displacement on the mop stick head.

2. A mop cloth or the like comprising two groups of superimposed mopyarn strands, a flexible fabric band secured to and surrounding eachgroup of strands for a short distance back from the edge of like endsthereof to provide two separable padded head portions, and said headportions being secured together at their inner end portions to provide amop cloth having a bifurcated head adapted to be attached to a mop head,and each branch of the bifurcated head of the mop cloth having anopening therein midway the side edges thereof.

3. -A mop cloth comprising two groups of mop yarn strands, a bandstitched to each group of strands to provide a padded head therefor, anedge portion of each band projecting beyond one end of its respectivegroup of strands, the padded heads being united along the inner edgethereof to provide a bifurcated head for the mop cloth, and each branchof the bifurcated head having an opening therein.

4. In a mop structure, a mop stick, a mop stick head and :a mopicloth;.said mop cloth having a

